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    Al Franken was just declared the winner of the Minnesota senate seat. Did the time length of this long recount set any records?

    Question #106747. Asked by star_gazer. (Jul 01 09 5:32 AM)


    looney_tunes

    		the longest recount for a senate seat in US history occurred in 1974 - it took 316 days, until September 16, 1975, for Republican Louis Wyman to be declared victorious over Democrat John Durkin in New Hampshire.

    http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/22/1973264.aspx

    Jul 01 09, 6:08 AM

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